Secondary net enrollment gpi in Cameroon
Cameroon: Secondary net enrollment gpi was 0.9323 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary net enrollment gpi in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary net enrollment gpi in Cameroon is 0.9323, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary net enrollment gpi in Cameroon peaked at 0.9323 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6278, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 150th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Secondary net enrollment gpi in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6278 | — |
| 1972 | 0.6531 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6656 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6947 | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6743 | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6916 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7057 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7112 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7309 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.736 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8576 | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8685 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8744 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8845 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9087 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9277 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9323 | +0.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.9323 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.9323 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03, 91% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6839 | 0.6278 | 0.7309 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.736 | 0.736 | 0.736 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8713 | 0.8576 | 0.8845 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9229 | 0.9087 | 0.9323 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary net enrollment gpi in Cameroon?
- Secondary net enrollment gpi in Cameroon was 0.9323 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest secondary net enrollment gpi recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9323 in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary net enrollment gpi recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6278 in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for secondary net enrollment gpi?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary net enrollment gpi rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Secondary net enrollment gpi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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